Creamy Cilantro Dressing
 
I made a Mexican garden salad last night with romaine, grape tomatoes, avocado, green onions, pumpkin seeds, cotija cheese crumbles, and tortilla crisps on top. I didn’t want to use our regular vinaigrette, so I made this creamy cilantro dressing recipe instead. I served the salad with creamy cilantro dressing, with bowls of black bean soup with bacon and sweet honey cornbread, and we thought it was a delicious meal.
Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of buttermilk
- ¼ cup of mayonnaise
- ¼ cup of sour cream
- ¼ cup of fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 small jalapeno, seeds removed & chopped
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- Juice from ½ a lime
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
How to Make a Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Blend the buttermilk, mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeno, green onion, minced garlic, lime juice, cumin, oregano, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, using an immersion blender or blender, until well combined and creamy. Â Set aside in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors time to mingle.
Place some chopped romaine in a serving bowl, followed by grape tomatoes, diced avocado, green onion, pumpkin seeds, cotija cheese, and tortilla crisps.
Drizzle the salad with the creamy cilantro dressing, then toss to coat evenly.
Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup of buttermilk
- ¼ cup of olive oil mayonnaise
- ¼ cup of sour cream
- ¼ cup of fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 small jalapeno seeds removed & chopped
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- Juice from ½ a lime
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Blend the buttermilk, mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeno, green onion, minced garlic, lime juice, cumin, oregano, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, using an immersion blender or blender, until well combined and creamy. Set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes to allow the flavors time to mingle.
- Place some chopped romaine in a serving bowl, followed by grape tomatoes, diced avocado, green onion, pumpkin seeds, cotija cheese, and tortilla crisps.
- Drizzle the salad with the creamy cilantro dressing, then toss to coat evenly.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Hi Pam, the dressing sounds delicious!!! It does pair well with the salad!
I love cilantro so this is right up my street. Yummy, Keep well Diane
I eat salad everyday, and I am always looking for new delicious salad dressings. This dressing sounds amazing, and the salad you served it with sounds delicious, too!
Sounds good to me; I’m a huge fan of cilantro!
Hi Pam,
I am bookmarking this for later. I love fresh & easy’ creamy cilantro dressing, and I am hearing rumors of them closing! Now I have this recipe to try. Sounds wonderful!
How are you holidays coming along?
xo Kris
Love this salad Pam!
Delicious!!!!!!!!
Awesome idea ! love the dressing
I’m always so boring about my salad dressings. love this idea!
as a cilantro-lover and dressing-hater, i’m torn! i’m pretty sure i’d end up liking this, but am i brave enough to try? 🙂
This sounds delicious.
I love creamy dressings!
Looks like a great salad! Such a pretty dressing!
I really want to buy one of those Areogardens (sp?) so I can have fresh herbs year round.
Plus I’m not a gardener by any means.
But I love having fresh parsley, cilantro, rosemary, dill, etc…
I sense a taco salad coming up!
Your salad dressing sounds delicious. It sounds like it complimented the salad very nicely.
I love the flavors in this! It would be so perfect on any salad, and I definitely have to add in some avocado to my salad too!
I love cilantro! The dressing must be very tasty.
Dressing? That sounds like a perfect marinade for grilled chicken!
I LOVE! Can I just this addictive magic or would that be just too weird? So instead, I poured it over croutons and added some grape tomatoes for a snack. Oh dear…
Meant to say “can I *drink* this. 😉